North win Dick’s Drive-In poll

The results are in: The next Dick’s Drive-In will be north of Seattle.

The restaurant chain said Monday that more than 115,00 customers voted in an online poll to pick the location for a new drive-in. The results: north, 46 percent; south, including West Seattle, 27 percent; and east, 26 percent.

So the search for a new location will begin in Shoreline, Mountlake Terrace, Lynnwood, Edmonds and south Everett. The restaurant will likely open in late 2011 or early 2012.

Dick’s says if the new spot is successful, then the Eastide and South King County can expect a Dick’s of their own.

“This is an historic time for our family’s small business,” Jim Spady, vice president of Dick’s Drive-Ins and son of co-founder and namesake, Dick Spady, said in a news release. “The outpouring of support has been overwhelming and humbling. North received the most votes, and that is where we will now focus our efforts.

Dick’s also announced the winner of its video contest. All pitched Everett.

The winning one said an Everett Dick’s would save the planet and bring back the unicorn. Some sales pitch.